8．to rule　考查非谓语动词。allow sb./sth. to do sth. 为固定用法。

　　9．that　考查同位语从句的连接词。分析句子结构并由the fact可知，此处应用that引导同位语从句，解释说明the fact的具体内容。

　　10．especially　考查词性转换。此处表示"尤其是与心爱的人一起度过的美好时光"，结合句意可知，空处应用副词作状语，故填especially。

　　Ⅳ.短文改错

　　As a student, I can tell you that there is something better than praised by my teacher before my classmates.

　　The other day, I was praised by my head teacher at the class meeting because I have recited all the words of Unit 3. He said before the whole class that only if we put our hearts into our lessons could we make great progress. He also said I set the good example to all of my classmates and that I memorized all the words of Unit 3 as though I was not good at English. He also added that everyone should learn from me. Hearing that the head teacher said, I was more than glad and my heart beat wildly. At the same time, I made up my mind to study hard rather than wasting precious time on those useless things, such as playing video games and chatting online.

　　On my own experience, I learn that several words of praise can make a great difference to someone.

　　答案：

　　As a student, I can tell you that there is better than praised by my teacher before my classmates.

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